diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index af78aca5d..81e6d120d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to solstone (the Python package) will be documented in this
 
 Format adapted from [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/), aligned with `cmo/brand/changelog-voice.md`.
 
+## [0.6.3] - 2026-06-15
+
+### Fixed
+- a machine that reaches your journal over your private link now stays connected. before, that connection would go quiet after a minute or two and not recover on its own, so observers on that machine stopped reaching your journal; it now sends a steady heartbeat to stay alive and reconnects automatically if it ever drops, so they keep streaming without interruption.
+
 ## [0.6.2] - 2026-06-15
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5f37ae40c..e70df4a74 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "solstone"
-version = "0.6.2"
+version = "0.6.3"
 description = "Navigate Life Intelligently"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 4a7aea701..1912341bc 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -4216,7 +4216,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "solstone"
-version = "0.6.2"
+version = "0.6.3"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "cryptography" },